Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-23
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
james 2. Foster OF Nsw York l-nsr1
mousiy Eisc.ed President OK ,5a
National Republican Le2lua.
il Resolution Tabled Condemuiug IN,
President for Nominating Lsmgr
for the Supreme Bench,

for the Supreme Bench.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE third E.vo
the convention of the Republican e'r1s
at Chickering Hall opened with the rank.
thrown in shape. They were 10 Io7gs,
clubs from everywhere thst had no com.
mon bond except their allegiance 10 ne
Republican party. They had been 20.
solved into national League whose CON-
ponent parts were state leagues, f7.7
which the clubs Of each state hsi osss7
lied. They had not elected Officers 70
the league yet, but there were plen.v,i
| them on the tapis. The stste Iearuasr.t
been ceucussing to It's end and evarv--s
looked forward with interest 20 see Ty,,.
the day would bring forth. The L,m,.
resolution, introduced by Congressn,-
Grosvenor OF Ohio, formed not 8 lftsfr =
the su0isCt of conversation prior n ~
opening OF the convention. The N
! York delegation met this moruirr .v+
received the uueQUIv0csI decIinstf,r ~
CGauuCey NJ. DepeW for the presi44-s.
Of the National Lesgue and rcmf,srsl
James P. Foster, president Of the y-v
York Republican club, for ina. position
at Il: 10 Chairmsn Evarts called ,5s
convention TO order. The electiGn If
delegate from each state Cor Vice-0resi.
dent and the members Of the execD,,vs
committee were then announced. WAsr
General Nathan GOf arose 70 make 'ba
nomination for West Virgins I2rg-cor.
tinued applause greeted him. Chslrm,7
Evarts ruled that any state moi fFeI,-r
ready to make It's nomination c3r3
wait until action had been tskeR in lie
state. Nominations for president q IN.
National League then followed. Se1sr1
A. Simmons Of Buffalo nominated James
z Foster, President Of the Wv York Re-
publican CLUB. General Nalhan Gcf nom.
mated L L1Wden SnoWdea Of PenHs,,-
ysnis. Colonel Atkinson If Michigs,
nominated Colonel Nsth1r Gof. Nd,
| GOf declined, skyirg his ether du,is
would prevent. Lester Cf Illinois .her
spoke IL favor OF Foster. SgDs,O,
Horr CT Michigan thought the presiten.
should remain in New York Wuli.mF
Beverage of Virginia spoke for Snowdel.
Leonidas Houksof Tennessee spoke for
Foster, &nd Judge Brown OF Oail sst
without a speech he would second The
nomination OF Mr.. Foster for tie ONO
delegation.
Mr.. Saowden here withdrew his name
from the contest for President, amid loud
cries OF "The question"
W. E. Gardner CT Wisconsin moved
the election Of Mr.. Foster by accams.
ton. 1t WAS Carried by q tumuIti0us cf7
OF "sye" and nat = single "nay." James
?. Foster of New YORK was declared cleo.
ted president of the national league. A.
u 80 the convention adjourned sine die.
A meeting of the natianal executive CON-
mittee was called for this afternoon.
Mr.. Foster, on ascending 20 the plst:
form, was warmly greeted. When g.
loved to spe8k he said: "We have 81
organization that will bring into poTe!
or defeat the purposes of that great O.
gsniZation that created it. Who Csl
doubt that power? This great rstiO1l
league will either destroy or set up ca1.
didste of Republicanism. We area poTH
that will rule elections, but il we interfere
with the cid Republican party we will de-
stroy it. It may take sometime .
make New York Republican, but we Csr
sc least, cut down the Democratic MS
j0rities. We will aid our sister sts,3
q
we will establish Republican rule ell ov.i
the country. l thank you sgsin and pre-
dict victory in 1883
A resolution By Howard n. Fuller O.
Albany was the cause of much excite
ment. 1t ran SIS folio vs.: Resolved, inst
this convention Of Republican clubs Oius
United States representing the UNIVERSE
sentiment aud patriotic desire O. the Re-
publicans Of the United S ates Tepresen
ted by us, records It's emphatic dl5sp
proval and condemnation OF Pfeslden'
Clevelsud's action in nominating L. z
G.. Lamar for the Supreme bench Of tls
United States, and we recommend ina:
the Republican members of The UnItel
States Senate vote against the COcdcml-
ton Of the same"
The matter wss put to viva voce VOC
on the question TO table i, and slt1au9-
the noes seemed to be as strong al les:'
az the ayes Evsrts declared il tabled
The convention then adjourned sire az
After the convention had adjourned tls
executive committee of the Nations
Lesgue, with whom YVES left the nOmina-
ton OF secretary and treasurer
appointed subcommittee 10 naI7
those officers, The Subcommittee
consisted of j. S. Clsraso1'
Iowa, James P. Foster Of New YORK, I,
T. Bracket of Saratoga and Z w. Fox u
Washington. This committee sgreed
leave the cnoice of secretary 10 PteslCel.
Foster. 1t will decide upon TresslI',,
Taylor. The subcommittee esta9nSl9t
headquarters at the New YORK GU
rooms, and will have branch stthe NaIVI
al Republican clublrooms in Washlnsles!...
The League will hold convention II 'L'
city in March, when there will be gI"
ent seven delegete5 from each state